If the Jets don't find a trade partner for Darrelle Revis, their offseason promises to get messy, according to one report.

“I think it’s going to get ugly, very ugly,” the New York Daily News quoted an unnamed NFL source as saying. “You can’t trade your best player. You do everything to keep him. It’s going to get ugly with the player and the agent. I don’t know how you get around it. It’s very difficult."

Darrelle Revis' future, with or without the New York Jets, promises plenty of intrigue. (AP Photo)

Revis is coming off a torn ACL, meaning his trade value will be diminished between now and the draft. The source told the Daily News, “… they will get 75 cents on the dollar. If he was not hurt, I would say you would be looking at getting two No. 1s. Now it’s more like a No. 1 and a No. 3. And I’d want a high No. 1.”

The All-Pro cornerback is also seeking a new contract making him one of the highest paid defensive players in the league. Revis is under contract for $6 million this year.

"I don't know why you would trade him," Brandt told The Times. "I mean, you've got one of the best players in the league at the position at a reasonable salary, because most of it's already been paid. And you've got a clause in the contract that, if he holds out, adds three years to the contract, which he doesn't want. It seems like the Jets are in a leveraged position.

"The only issue is the player's quote-unquote happiness. It's hard to see what's going to make him happy short of being paid like the top quarterback."

Revis, 27, will be a free agent after the 2013 season and is not subject to a franchise tag due to a clause in his contract.